Small Steps to Perform at Your Peak with Dr. Guillermo Escalante #193
Muscle Intelligence
Ben Pakulski
4.7 • 761 Ratings
🗓️ 10 September 2021
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
What does it take to train like the elite? Dr. Guillermo Escalante has over 20 years of experience in competitive body building. Dr. Escalante holds a PhD in Athletic Training, is a strength/conditioning specialist and sports nutritionist, and a professor of kinesiology at CSUSB. With dozens of peer-reviewed manuscripts under his belt, Dr. Escalante has a wealth of information when it comes to high performance training.
Join Ben and Dr. Escalante for a deep dive into high-level training and competition. Learn why small steps can have a big impact for those at the top. In this episode, you'll discover:
- How to best utilize drop sets.
- When to do fasted versus fed cardio.
- Benefits of non-exercise activity.
- What it takes to contest-prep like a champion.
- Guidelines for setting realistic contest goals.
- Where to incorporate a "Groundhog Day" mentality.
Connect with Dr. Escalante:
Instagram: @doctorgfit
Facebook: @doctorgfit
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody. Welcome back to the Muscle Intelligence Podcast. I'm your host, Ben Bikolski. We have an |
| 0:18.6 | amazing guest for you. As always. Dr. Guillermo |
| 0:21.5 | Escalante joins me today to discuss research with respect to muscle building, fat loss, |
| 0:28.3 | cardio, getting in the best shape of your life. We even get into contest, weak, prep, |
| 0:32.8 | sometimes this elusive thing, getting into amazing shape and then keeping it. And last week, |
| 0:37.0 | many people mess it up. We're going to dissect the research and our opinions and so much more in this |
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| 1:50.9 | Escalante. So I'm curious what area, you know, obviously with the background and bodybuilding, |
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